ANIRUDH PRATAPRAI NANSI vs THE UNION OF INDIA THR THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR GENERAL AND ORS

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2025:BHC-AS:22550-DB WP7546_2022.DOC Vidya Amin IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7546 OF 2022 Anirudh Prataprai Nansi, a voluntary retired … Petitioner Central Government employee (Pensioner) Andheri (West), Mumbai. Versus 1. The Union of India, through the AS & DG, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi 2. Additional Secretary and Director General Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Central Government Health Scheme, New Delhi 3. Director, CGHS, New Delhi 4. Additional Director, CGHS(HQ), New Delhi 5. Additional Director, CGHS, New Marine Lines, Mumbai – 400 020. 6. Additional Director (CGHS), R & H, CGHS Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 011. 7. High Power Committee, Nirman Bhavan, Newl Delhi – 110 011 …Respondents Mr. Prakash Shah, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Anil Balani, Mr. Durgaprasad Poojari, Mr. Jas Sanghavi, Mr. Priyasha Pawar. Mr. Vikas Poojary i/b. PDS Legal for the petitioner. Mr. Y.R. Sharma a/w. Mr. Vinit Jain, Mr. Ashok Varma for the respondents. _______________________ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ. RESERVED ON 24 January 2025 PRONOUNCED ON 6 June 2025 _______________________ Page 1 of 28 6 June, 2025 WP7546_2022.DOC Judgment: (Per G.S. Kulkarni, J.) 1. Rule, made returnable forthwith. Respondents waive service. By consent of the parties, heard finally. Preface 2. The case is a peculiar case, namely, of a dispute arising from the reimbursement of expenditure incurred by the petitioner on a serious medical treatment of a “heart transplant”. This medical condition is certainly not a routine affair for the hospitals much less for the Central Government hospitals or those under the Central Government Health Scheme. 3. The petitioner is a senior citizen. He is a pensioner, who obtained a volunt